Lesson 5 - Past Simple vs Past Continuous

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 2

Welcome back everybody!

What did you do during your holiday?

Basic rules in my 'classroom'

• camera on, sound off
• be on time
• chromebook, book & pencils on your desk
• Raise your digital hand or use the chat if you want to say or      ask something
• always pay attention

Today 

• Past Simple - rerun
  I can use the Past Simple to talk about events in the past that are finished
  
  
• Past Continuous -rerun
  I can talk about multiple events happening in the past. 
  I can talk about events that went on for a while in the past. 

Put this sentence in the PAST TENSE:
He goes to work by car.

Put this sentence in the PAST TENSE:
I work hard on my homework.

Past Simple - rerun

• WHEN: Wanneer je het hebt over een gebeurtenis op een bepaald moment in het verleden. De gebeurtenis is afgelopen.

• HOW:  regular verbs > stam + -ed

                 irregular verbs > eigen vorm, 2e rijtje

• Signaalwoorden: Last year, yesterday, an hour ago.

I knocked on your door at noon. 

Past Continuous

• WHEN: Gebruik de Past Continuous wanneer je het hebt over een gebeurtenis die in het verleden een tijdje aan de gang was.

• HOW: onderwerp + was/were + base+-ing

• EXAMPLE: I was eating lunch with a friend at noon.

Ik ben voor twaalf uur begonnen met lunchen en ging daar na twaalf uur mee verder.

Past Simple vs Past Continuous

• The Past Continuous describes situations that went on for some time.

I was eating lunch with a friend at noon. 

It was raining whole afternoon

• The Past Simple describes ‘actions’ that happen quickly 

I knocked on your door at noon. 

He dropped the expensive vase on the floor.

Past Simple en Past Continuous

• Je gebruikt beide vormen in een zin als iets aan de gang was (pc) dat werd onderbroken door iets anders (ps)

Let's discuss

1. was reading
2. rang
3. was
4. gave
5. was sitting
6. called
7. went
8. looked
9. were
10. asked
11. managed
12. went
13. was drinking
14. ran
15. saw
16. were following
17. heard
18. were

uitkomst rebus

Quizlet irregular verbs

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